New TSA Rule Bob Jex Orlando FSDO

Alien Flight Student Program “AFSP” “TSA Rule” “49 CFR 1552” “Alien Flight Training/Citizenship Validation Rule” All are equivalent terms!

Important dates October 20, 2004 – AFSP Effective date December 20, 2004 – Grandfather date January 18, 2005 – Security Awareness Training deadline

TSA Terms Candidate Candidate Categories 1, 2, 3, and 4 Flight School/Flight Training Provider – Administrator – Agent Flight Training Recurrent Training

Who does what? US Citizen students Foreign Candidates Flight Training Provider Administrators CFI’s – Freelance CFI’s DPE’s & ASI’s FSDO TSA

US Citizen students Present US Citizenship credentials Receive optional logbook endorsement 

Foreign Candidates Apply to TSA on-line; coord. with school – Initial Pilot Certificate; – Initial Instrument rating; – Initial Multi-Engine rating. Submit fingerprints when directed by TSA Cat 3 can begin training immediately! Must begin within 180 days of TSA app.

Flight Training Provider Administrators Register school with TSA; coord. with FSDO. ORL POC: Bonnie Norton, x7747 Ensure school’s AFSP compliance Cease training candidate when directed Maintain candidates’ AFSP files 5 years Maintain CFI’s Security Training records for 1 year after CFI leaves.

CFI’s Complete Security Awareness Training – Initial – Annual Optional endorsement for US Citizens  Candidate’s Passport, Visa, etc. Determine applicability of TSA Rule: – Initial Pilot Certificate, – Initial Instrument rating, and – Initial Multi-Engine rating Candidate compliance with TSA Rule 

Optional Endorsement: US Citizens Industry recommended; one-time only: I certify that (First Middle Last Name) has presented to me his/her US (document) (number), establishing US citizenship in accordance with 49 CFR (h). Record IAW 14 CFR (5 years) Retain copy of documents presented

Freelance CFI’s If providing flight training to candidates, register with TSA as a Flight Training Provider Administrator Coordinate registration with FSDO – ORL POC: Bonnie Norton:

DPE’s & ASI’s Verify candidate’s identity as usual – Ltr of Verif’n of Auth. when necess. New procedure! For… – Initial pilot certificate, – Initial Instrument rating, and – Initial Multi-Engine rating… Verify compliance with TSA Rule 

Verifying TSA compliance Initial Pilot Cert., Instrmt, and M-E ratings. Optional endorsement: US Citizens s from TSA to school administrator: – TSA’s receipt of fee (currently $130) – TSA’s receipt of fingerprints – Any other messages from TSA as applicable. DPE’s may retain these messages. Do not forward them to FSDO.

FSDO Coordinate school applications w/TSA – ORL POC: Bonnie Norton: Disseminate local AFSP policy Inspections – Flight schools: AFSP records, Security Trng. – CFI’s: Security Awareness Training

TSA Update AFSP when necessary Process applications schools, FSDO Inspections (may delegate to FSDO’s)

Official Web Sites download.tsa.dhs.gov/fssa/training

Industry Web Sites

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